Elephant parts, Tim and Max do tech, and ethical AI under the bus?

See you around Indie week today!

 

Names In Today's Pod:

Brad Navin

Colleen Theis

Dan Rys

Hipgnosis

Kristin Robinson

Suno

Udio

Tracy Chan

Splash

Sourceaudio

Morgan Hayduk

Marsha BlackBurn

Scott Desjarlais

Andy Ogles

John Rose

Mark E Green

Ro Khanna

Timbaland

Max Martin

Maia Aniverse

Dave Macli

 

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LINKS:

Brad Navin Interview

https://www.billboard.com/pro/orchard-music-distribution-brad-navin-interview/

SMP scoops up some Dead Elephant IP

https://www.billboard.com/pro/sony-music-publishing-acquires-hipgnosis-songs-group/

Suno/Udio/UMG Reaction from ethical AI players

https://www.billboard.com/pro/ethical-ai-music-firms-react-majors-suno-udio-license-talks/

Timbaland calls it A-Pop

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/06/06/timbaland-ai-genre-suno-signing/

Max Martin Invests in Synch platform

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/max-martin-invests-in-maia-universe-as-music-tech-startup-closes-1-3m-round-strikes-new-licensing-deals1/

SourceAudio proves Ethical AI can generate revenue

https://www.wjbf.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/819100130/sourceaudio-establishes-the-first-scalable-fully-cleared-ai-music-dataset-licensing-marketplace/

A Big Ugly Tweak

https://www.theverge.com/politics/681727/ro-khanna-ai-state-law-moratorium-reconciliation

BeatDapp X AudioMack

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/audiomack-and-beatdapp-team-up-to-address-streaming-fraud/

 

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